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yoga-onion · 10 months

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[Photo above: Samhain, courtesy of Beltane Fire Society]

Legends and myths about trees

Legendary tree deities (22)

Hyldemoer – 'the Elder Mother’, the guardian of the elder trees

“If you stand beneath an elder tree on midsummer eve you will see the King of the faeries and his entourage but be careful that you do not get swept away to faerieland.

The tree and the wood is greatly prized by the fae folk, so it must not be used to make mundane household objects, especially not a cradle or the baby will be pinched black and blue.

Do burn the wood or bring it into the house as this is very unlucky and will bring the devil in.

The Elder Mother guards the tree and although she is usually kind she can become dangerous, if her trees are harmed so you must always ask permission before cutting an elder tree.

To cut elder wood you must say, three times, ‘Elder Mother, please give me some wood, and I’ll give you some of mine when I grow into a tree (Ourd gal, give me some of thy wood, an oi will give some of moine, when oi grows inter a tree)’.”

Faeries and Folklore from the British Isles

The Elder Mother is thought to be the guardian of the elder trees, and it was said, until recent times in various parts of England and Scandinavia that to take wood from the elder tree one would have to ask the Elder Mother first, or else ill luck would befall the woodsman. The spirit is said to haunt or torment people who build from elder wood unless they ask permission first.

In Denmark, the Hyldemoer (“Elder-mother”) or Hyldequinde (“Elder-woman”) is a spirit like a wood-nymph or dryad that lives in the elder tree.

Other similar and related beliefs have been handed down in various cultures.

In Denmark, an elder twig put in the mouth was traditionally thought to drive out evil spirits and thus could cure toothache. Also in Denmark, on Midsummer's Eve, if you were to stand under an elder, you could see the Elf-king and his host. A similar tradition existed in Scotland where it was said to happen on All Hallows or Samhain.

In England, it was thought that the elder tree could never be hit by lightning and that carrying the twigs of an elder could protect their bearer from rheumatism. Farmers used to protect their animals from evil by placing a cross made from elder on their cow-sheds and barns.

In some Slavic countries, such as Russia, it is thought that the tree had the power to ward off evil. In Sicily, it was claimed to have the power to ward off snakes, and so on.

Every summer, our neighbourhood had an elder hedge with divine, full blossoms, but it was completely cut down to develop a residential site. These days, they spray the stumps with powerful chemicals to prevent regrowth.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

伝説の樹木の神々 (22)

ヒルデモア-「エルダー・マザー」、ニワトコ (ｴﾙﾀﾞｰ) の木の守り神

“真夏の夜、ニワトコの木の下に立つと、妖精の王とその一行を見ることができる。でも、妖精の国に流されないように気をつけて。

この木と木材は、妖精たちにとても珍重されている。だから、ありふれた家庭用品を作るのに使ってはいけない、特にゆりかごは厳禁だ。さもないと、赤ん坊は青黒く痣が付くまでつまんで痛めつけられる。薪を燃やしたり、家の中に持ち込んだりしてはいけない。これは非常に不吉で、悪魔がやってくるからだ。

エルダー・マザーは木を守っている。彼女は普段は優しいが、ニワトコの木に危害を加えると危険な存在になる。だから、ニワトコの木を切る前には、必ず許可を得ること。

『ニワトコのお母さま、私にあなたの薪をちょうだい。私が木に成長したら、私の薪も差し上げます』と、３回唱えなければならない。”

ブリテン諸島の妖精と民間伝承より

エルダー・マザーはニワトコ(ｴﾙﾀﾞｰ)の木の守り神であると考えられており、イギリスやスカンジナビアの各地では最近まで、ニワトコの木から木材を取るにはまずエルダー・マザーに許可を得なければならず、さもなければ木こりに不運が降りかかると言われていた。その精霊は、まず許可を得なければ、ニワトコの木で建物を建てた人に取り憑いたり、苦しめたりすると言われている。

デンマークでは、ヒルデモア（「ニワトコの母」）またはヒルデキンデ（「ニワトコの女」）は、ニワトコ(ｴﾙﾀﾞｰ)の木に住む木の妖精やドライアドのような精霊である。

このほかにも、さまざまな文化圏で似たような信仰が受け継がれている:

デンマークでは伝統的に、ニワトコの小枝を口に入れると悪霊が追い出され、歯痛が治ると考えられてきた。またデンマークでは、夏至祭の夜にニワトコの下に立つと、エルフの王とその群れが見えるとされていた。スコットランドにも同様の伝統があり、万聖節（All Hallows）またはサウィン祭（Samhain）に起こると言われていた。

英国では、ニワトコの木は雷に打たれることがなく、ニワトコの小枝を持っているとリューマチから身を守れると考えられていた。農家では、ニワトコで作った十字架を牛小屋や納屋に置くことで、家畜を悪魔から守っていた。

ロシアなどのスラブ諸国では、この木には魔除けの力があると考えられていた。シチリアでは、蛇を追い払う力があるとされていたなどなど…。

毎年夏になると、近所にニワトコの生け垣があり、神々しいほどの満開の花を咲かせていたが、宅地開発のために完全に切り倒されてしまった。最近では、再生を防止するため、切り株に強力な化学薬品を撒くらしい。

#trees #tree legend #tree myth #elder mother #hyldemoer #elder wood #elder trees #legend #folklore #mythology #all hallows #samhain #fairy #fairy tree #nature #art

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lycansoffspring · 2 months

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This is probably the last post for today. I made Azura prayer beads. Aka grown up stimming toy.

Beads are from hematite and agate (idk why, but when I think of Azura, I think of these stones)

#the elder scrolls #tes #daedra #azura #prayer beads #fr when I see hematite I think dunmers #i mean. dark grey and blood red? that's dunmers #i tried carving out moon and star from wood but failed miserably

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dynamite124 · 3 months

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So this is Nayir. He is a Wood Elf born from a union between a Bosmer and a Giant. He was raised Forsworn but chose to live a more druidic lifestyle. He is a gentle giant.

Halsin from Baldur's Gate III broke the glass ceiling for me in how elves can be. I wanted a tall elf with BIG muscles in Skyrim too! Much like how Astarion's personality inspired Taliesin's sass, Halsin inspired Nayir's appearance.

Nayir is a BIG boy. I put him next to Kaidan and Remiel for a size comparison, naturally, I also put him next to Auri. She only comes up to his belly button! ;__;

I made him into a follower for my Skyrim game to experiment outside of vanilla assets. I was able to get him with custom skin, hair, eyes, brows, scars and bodyshape.

Do I have plans to give him a custom voice and release him into the nexus? Hell yeah I do!

#skyrim #skyrim custom followers #elder scrolls #skyrim mods #the elder scrolls #Wood Elf #Nayir #Skyrim Nayir #Bosmer

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flamebunnyy · 7 months

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=The Harmony of Nature is a Misconception. Equilibrium is perhaps a more apt Descriptor=

#midnight sketches #elf #dnd #dnd oc #dnd art #fennel #redwood #wood elf #Spooky elder witch from Fennel's coven.#warlock

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be-a-stranger12 · 1 month

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The hunting grounds of hircine

#concept art #morrowind #tamriel rebuilt #the elder scrolls #hircine #wood #deadra #moon

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jzargos-left-nipples · 3 months

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So you know how bosmer will smoke dried bugs in pipes? What if they make bugsmoke joints and instead of rolling paper they used butterfly wings? How aesthetic would that be

#skyrim #tes #tesblr #elder scrolls #the elder scrolls #wood elf #bosmer #bugsmoke

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tallmatcha · 8 months

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The lovely Nyenna for the even lovelier @mareenavee ✨

The World on Our Shoulders by MareenaVee

This is a tale of two timelines. On one side, we have Nyenna, afraid and alone, fleeing into Skyrim from the horrors of her past. She is whisked away from her trouble for the briefest of moments, finding light in the deepest darkness. She falls in love. She gets married. Tries to settle down. Does all she can to learn new skills and earn a living and build a good, happy life with a comfortable future she never thought she'd be able to achieve again. And then, one day, her mentor sends her on a quest that would end up altering that future forever in unthinkable, unimaginable ways. She wakes up in the night, hearing the call of dragons in her head, and she can do naught but follow. And of the other side of things? Mistakes have been made along this path becoming this legendary thing. The bards sing of her deeds - and her misdeeds - and all eyes are on her now.

#the elder scrolls #skyrim #tes fanart #friend oc #sketch #matcha doodles #TES #Bosmer #Wood Elf #tes v skyrim

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tikattu · 1 year

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moments of calm🌿

background practice with my last dragonborn

#he deserves it #oc: davril #skyrim #the elder scrolls #tes #bosmer #wood elf #scenery #illustration #last dragonborn

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elderscrollsconceptart · 28 days

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Aldmer, Imperial, Redguard, Nord, Dunmer, Bosmer (all labels are per the artist)

Art for Tales of Tamriel

Art by Jan Pospisil

#jan pospisil #the elder scrolls #art #concept art #tes #tales of tamriel #aldmer #imperial #redguard #nord #dunmer #bosmer #wood elf #dark elf #altmer #high elf #eso #the elder scrolls online

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rainymoodlet · 5 months

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finally - don “goose” gooseman 🪿🏜️

#is it 6am while i have to close at 9:30 tonight?? yes it is.#ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 cas #ts4 townies #don gooseman #sim: goose #he is so cute i just want to bundle him up into a blanket and carry him off into the woods #i cannot get the fcking house i want to build to work out #so i’m going to put it off until my day of wednesday so i can just… build #bc i built an awesome shell but it just doesn’t Work fhdhf #he’s still an elder and i tried to make the gray hair work but dhdhdh #i slapped the brown hair on him and just… 💦#ngl i am obsessed with this duster #kinda pissed f frame didn’t get one tbh

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kottkrig · 6 months

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For Elder Scrolls Online, I've just converted existing OCs into that universe because that's easier than making new ones lmao

all vampires; Breton, Wood Elf, High Elf

#elder scrolls online #ESO #breton #bosmer #altmer #wood elf #high elf #kottart #they have the same dynamic more or less #Lafayette is blind in daylight u_u #Zala is possibly even more aggressive and Cletus is more smug because now he's the tallest by far #also his name can't be freaking Cletus if he's an elf can it lmao

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aetherialfalmer · 7 months

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Burial rituals headcanons

Nords obviously held their funerals with burning pyres but they tend to pass down the dead loved ones trusted weapon through the family. Usually the spouse holds the weapon until their children are ready to wield it. After death, the weapon is usually engraved with a personal quote.

Argonians who still hold the hist in high regard, often spread the ashes of their dead loved one in water ways like rivers, streams etc. Their belief is that all water is connected, so their loved one will find their way back to the hist and be reincarnated.

Khajiit when on the road will make custom urns for their fallen loved ones, some even wear small urns to take pieces of them with them. The passed's jewelry is often worn by their surviving family or caravan members as a way to remember them.

Bosmer preserve bones and make sentimental beaded necklaces out of their loved one's bones. The skull was respectfully kept in tact and often sat in an area the family gathered in. It was a way for the deceased to still watch over them.

Vampires, while being a wide variety in themselves, have a similar ritual noticed among the scattered clans of Tamriel. If the clan members can recover their body, the fallen is cremated and scattered before sunrise, so they can see the sun shortly before their soul would be sent to Oblivion.

Much has been lost on the Dwemer but interesting finds have been found in ruins across the land. Rooms that were built to resemble tombs had coffins against the walls. Inside were masks assumed to be worn by the corpse of a dead Dwemer. Each found seems to be personalized as no two have been the exact same. Sadly, mostly just ash have been found in the coffins, the whereabouts of the corpses is yet to be determined. We can guess that it was a similar process Nords went under when becoming draugr, minus being undead tomb caretakers.

The underground Falmer have been noted to have mourning rituals under careful study. The corpse is covered in a putrid oil that wards off hungry charus from digging up the grave and eating it. Then, they work on a grave marker shortly before burial. Instead of their loud shrieks and clicks, those in attendance were noted to make low rumbling and chittering noises.

#the elder scrolls #elder scrolls #skyrim #elder scrolls skyrim #falmer #argonian #dwemer #vampires #elder scrolls vampires #khajiit #bosmer #wood elf #bosmer elder scrolls #dwemer elder scrolls #headcanons

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wizard-nishkii · 5 months

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Mr Sparrow finally got a reference

Hes my Hircine worshipping Bosmer who lives in VVardenfell :))

#tes art #bosmer #eso #elder scrolls #tesblr #the elder scrolls #tes #tes oc #my art #oc: Sparrow #digital art #skyrim #artists on tumblr #fantasy #wood elf

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igorlevchenko-blog · 13 days

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Morrowind: Get up, you scum!

Hlaalu guardsman ambushes a sleeping bosmer bandit. Vicinity of Balmora, left bank of Odai River. Year 3E 427. Notable for authentic depiction of Armun-An bonemold armour.

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blighted-elf · 1 month

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The Elder Scrolls Online - Vestige 3/?

#The Elder Scrolls #Elder Scrolls #The Elder Scrolls Online #Elder Scrolls Online #TES #TESO #ESO #Vestige #Bosmer #Wood Elf #Elf #vgedit #dailyvideogames #dailygaming #OC: Vestige #Blighted Gifs #Had to gif the pretty Gold Road login background

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volno · 1 year

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Vampire Bosmer Knight

character idea I've had floating around my head for a while.

#elder scrolls #bosmer #the elder scrolls #vampire #character design #digital art #art #adobe fresco #wood elf

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